Opera for the Young thanks the following generous businesses, foundations, government agencies, and individuals who support our work and help us keep our programs affordable to schools and accessible to all children.

Donations listed here were received between April 1, 2008-June 1, 2009. Donor listings on the OFY website are updated three times annually at the end of October, March, and June. We strive to maintain accurate contribution records. Please help us correct any inadvertent errors by contacting Managing Director Dan Plummer at (608) 277-9560 or dplummer@operafortheyoung.org.


BENEFACTOR - $10,000+
Anonymous
American Girl Fund for Children
Madison Community Foundation
Mead Witter Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts*

GUARANTOR - $5,000-9,999
Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission
Johnson Bank*
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation
Gregory Schmidt & Hanna Cook-Wallace^
Studio Jewelers
W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes
Terry Family Foundation
Twin Cities Opera Guild
William & Joyce Wartmann Fund for OFY
Wisconsin Arts Board

PATRON - $2,500-4,999
Alliant Energy Foundation
Charles & Karen Bishop^
The Brittingham Fund
Chuck & Martha Casey^
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Evjue Foundation, Inc.
The Hampton Inn & Suites
North Central Group
Madison Arts Commission*
Mary Ellyn & Joseph Sensenbrenner
Arthur W. Strelow Charitable Trust

DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE - $1,000-2,499
Charles & Mary Anderson
Frank G. Andres Charitable Trust
Arts for Range Children
Avanade, Inc.
Rimas P. Buinevicius & Jan Moen^
James Crow
Kathryn Curtis
W. Jerome Frautschi
Deirdre Garton
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Karen Hiles
Illinois Arts Council
Ruth Kearl
Chun C. Lin
Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
Drs. Nicholas & Elaine Mischler
J. Marshall & Millie Osborn
Dan Plummer & Mark Koehn
David Z. Rice^
John C. & Rebecca Scheller^
Ana & Jason Stephens^
Wallach Foundation
Emily & Heath Whelan^

SPONSOR - $500-999
Helen Bee
Dave & Wendy Coe
Carl de Boor
Barbara & Dan Garton
Hy Cite Corporation
Jim & Gina Kauer
Catherine & Todd McKenzie Family
Kato L. Perlman
Virginia Pickerell^
Joan Pulver
Charles Snowdon & Ann Lindsey
Tom & Eileen Sutula
Dorothy Taylor
U.S. Bank/U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Daniel & Selma Van Eyck^
William Wartmann

CONTRIBUTOR - $250-499
Shelly Armstrong & Jim Lesniak
Marian Ashman
Pat & Bill Blankenburg
Joyce & Daniel Bromley
Laurits R. Christensen Charitable Foundation
Bernard & Toby Cohen
John Dragisic
Emily Earley
Timothy & Cheryl Frazier^
Terry Haller
L. Jane Hamblen & Robert LeManske Jr.
Don & Mary Harkness
Carolyn Kau
Herbert H. Kohl Charities
John Kruse & Ginny Moore Kruse
JoAnn Lampman
Helen H. Madsen
Stephen Morton
Orange & Dean Schroeder
Orange Tree Imports
Mario & Georgia Shambes
Sharon Stumbras
Margaret Van Alstyne
Victoria Vollrath & Steve Schumacher
Jan & Terry Von Haden
Nathan & Alexa Wautier^
Paul Wertsch & Kay Heggestad
WisBusiness.com


ASSOCIATE - $100-249
Bert & Diane Adams
Susan & Michael Adams
Alvarado Family Foundation
Doris Anderson
Douglas Andrews & Maureen Murphy
Patti & Richard Atwood
Deette Beilfuss-Eager
Laura & Marcus Berghahn
Linda Clauder
Pat & Phil Crump
Supporters of Opera Singers
Lois Dick
Ralph Ebbott
Lynne & Bill Eich
Michael & Anne Faulhaber
Charles Ford & Sharon James
Tina Frailey
Werner & Jean Frank
Mimmi Fulmer
Diane Garton Edie & Dave Edie
C. Daniel & Margaret P. Geisler
Janet Gietzel
Heather Good & Fiona Stoner
Frank & Catherine Greer
Anita Gurda
Warren Hagstrom &
Doleta Chapru
Forrest Hartmann
John & Karen Icke
Ted & Helen Iltis
Stanley & Shirley Inhorn
Johnsen Family
Rosemary Johnson
Kegonsa Working for Kids
Miriam Kerndt
Rebecca & Kyle Ketelsen
Myrna Larson
Clare & Michael McArdle
Kathleen McElroy & David Newby
Sigurd Midelfort
Donald & Barbara Nickerson
In memory of Joyce Wartmann
Hannah Pickett
Evan & Jane Pizer
Ronald Raines
Mary K. & Kendall G. Rouse - In honor of Martha Casey
Louise Rusch
Dolly Schoenberg
Eric & Jane Schulenburg
Julie & William Segar
Kiki Setterlund & Seth Boffeli
Dan & Gail Shea
Mildred D. Strother
Donald & Joanna Thompson
United Land Development Co.
Eric & Patsy Vollrath
Mindy Walker^
Wallace Family Charitable Trust
Peg & Ronald Wallace
Dolores Welty
Elyn Williams
Barb Wood
Rosalind Woodward
Eva Wright - Eva Wright Studio


FRIEND - $50-99
Anonymous
Tom Akagi
Leon Applebaum
Richard & Elizabeth Askey
John & Margaret Barker
Tony Barresi
Mary Bean
Catherine Buege
Evonna M. Cheetham
Sandra Chopin
Mark & Nancy Coffeen
William Dowling
Betsy Dunne
Audrey Dybdahl
Helen Edie
Jane & Michael Ferris
Steven & Mary Fix
Betsy Foley
Gail Geiger
Michael & Lona George
GoodSearch
Marc & Alice Hansen
Ruth Horrall
In honor of Marja Bennett
Sandra & Paul Jozef
Judith Kimball
Barbara & Ronald Klein
Themis Kourakis
Richard & Carla Love
Lesleigh Luttrell
Laura Mael^
Ann McIntyre
Douglas Morris &
Sharon Fitzmorris
Donna Peterson
Pizza Hut - Mineral Point Road
Marvin L. Plummer
Joseph Ranney & Rebecca Rice
William Reining
Arcenia Rosal
Jeanette Ross
Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae
Sarah J. Smogoleski
Shirley Sundquist
Millard & Barbara Susman
Dennis Tande
John Tortorice
Rosine Turner
Edward Vidruk
Mariana Weinhold
Mary Williamson
Helen Wineke
Betty Zeps

SUPPORTER - UP TO $49
Anonymous (2)
Irmgard Andrew
Lainie & Eric Barber
Judy Berson & Gerald Boches
Lee & Karen Craigo
Christopher &
Carmel Demaioribus
Carole & Dan Doeppers
Rosemary Dorney
Mary Dwyer
Ruth Anne Dykman
Mary Ann Emery
Laurence Everard
Becky Fisher
Margaret Fountain
Rosemary Grout
Kathryn Hoyt
Norma Jones
Jean Karbler
Susan L. Karbler
Peggy Kiss
Darrell & Jane Kolstad
Jeanne & Ernie Lietzan
Beverly & Chandler McKelvey
Maria Moeller
Robert Mougin
Julie Olsen & Tim Valdez
Norman & Darlene Olson
Priscilla Parker
Kathryn Ramberg
Cheryl & Paul Rowe
Stephen & Nancy Sanborn
Tom & Sandy Solheim
S.A. Stark
Faith Williams Turiel
Dorothy Weigle
Lee Weiss
Jeanne Whitish

^Opera for the Young Board of Directors
*Multi-Year Gift

**Join the William and Joyce Wartmann Fund for Opera for the Young

Opera for the Young’s sustaining endowment was founded in 2001 with a generous gift from William and Joyce Wartmann. Additional contributions to the fund are welcome. To learn more about how a major donation can help secure Opera for the Young’s future, contact General Director Dan Plummer at (608) 277-9560 or dplummer@operafortheyoung.org.



Last Updated: SEPTEMBER 22, 2009